Used for a stanza or verse in poetry. Also written as 聯.
This poem consists of four stanzas.
quinella/perfecta bet; forecast bet
Abbreviation of 連勝式. A bet predicting the top two finishers in order (exacta) or any order (quinella).
See also: 連勝式
Suffix attached to nouns to indicate a group or party, e.g., 自民連 (Liberal Democratic Party group), 友好連 (friendship association).
Obsolete counter for falcons. No longer in modern use.
I bought a two-strand pearl necklace.
This species is classified in the tribe Hominini.
I bought a quinella ticket at the horse races.
He attended a meeting of the parliamentary group.
In the old document, it says 'one falcon'.
連 is the casual short form used in racing/betting talk, while 連勝式 is the full formal term for the same quinella/exacta bet.
連 is a suffix attached to a noun to name a group or party (e.g. 友好連), while 仲間 is a stand-alone noun meaning companions or people belonging to the same group.
連 (れん) also suffixes group names but implies a closer, more sociable association, whereas 族 (ぞく) is broader and more categorical, like an ethnic or demographic label.
連 is the more common word for a stanza or verse of poetry, while 一連 is an older, more formal way to refer to a single stanza.
連 denotes a stanza in poetry such as tanka or haiku, whereas 一節 is broader and can refer to a stanza, passage, or musical section.
contact; communication; getting in touch · connection; transfer; meeting (of transport) · relation; link; connection (between matters)
relation; connection; relevance
continuation; succession; series; sequence · continuous
group; bunch; guys; folks · troupe; company (of performers)
serialization; serial story; series
The kanji 連 means 'link' or 'connect', which underlies the counter and group senses. The paper ream sense is ateji from English 'ream'. The taxonomy sense is a specialized borrowing from Chinese biological terminology.
United Nations; UN
consecutive holidays; successive days off; long weekend
operating together; working in tandem; being linked; interlocking
series; chain; sequence · two reams (1000 sheets of paper) · verse; stanza
succession; series; spate · rapid firing; volley of shots · volley (of questions, abuse); stream; firing off (jokes)
connection; linking; joining; coupling; consolidation
league; federation; union
consecutive victories; winning streak
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor · constant companion; regular companion; regular fixture
association of ideas; being reminded; suggestion
chain; series; connection · linkage
day after day; every day; for days on end
repeated blows; barrage; striking repeatedly · consecutive hits
solidarity; unity; joint responsibility · joint; collective; shared
take into custody; escort (a suspect); drag away
consecutive defeats; losing streak
successive championships; consecutive titles
coaxial mounting; multiple mounting
calling repeatedly; chanting · successive voicing; rendaku repetition
regiment
coalition; alliance; union · standing side-by-side
series of battles; successive battles; consecutive matches